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This article is about the decade starting in 1900 and ending in 1909. For the century starting in 1901 and ending in 2000, see 20th century.
Millennia:2nd millennium
Centuries:18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades:1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:1900 1901 1902 1903 1904
1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
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Events and trends

Technology

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Public flight demonstration of an airplane by Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris, November 12, 1906.

Science

Literature and art

War, peace and politics

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A shocked mandarin in Manchu robe in the back, with Queen Victoria (British Empire), Wilhelm II (German Empire), Nicholas II (Imperial Russia), Marianne (French Third Republic), and Emperor Meiji (Empire of Japan) stabbing into a pie with Chine ("China" in French) written on it. A portrayal of New Imperialism and its effects on China.

People

World leaders

  1. Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, 1896-1907
  2. Mohammad Ali Shah, 1907-1909
  3. Ahmad Shah Qajar, 1909-1925

Important personalities

twentieth century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000, according to the Gregorian calendar. Some historians consider the era from about 1914 to 1991 to be the Short Twentieth Century.
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A millennium (pl. millennia) is a period of time equal to one thousand years (from Latin mille, thousand, and annum, year).
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1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium On the Gregorian calendar, the 2nd millennium commenced on 1 January, 1001, and ended at the end of 31 December, 2000.
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The 19th Century (also written XIX century) lasted from 1801 through 1900 in the Gregorian calendar. It is often referred to as the "1800s.
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twentieth century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000, according to the Gregorian calendar. Some historians consider the era from about 1914 to 1991 to be the Short Twentieth Century.
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list of decades which have articles with more information about them.

During the twentieth century, it became popular to look at that century's decades as historical entities in themselves.
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Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s
1870 1871 1872 1873 1874
1875 1876 1877 1878 1879

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Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

1850s 1860s 1870s - 1880s - 1890s 1900s 1910s
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884
1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

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Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894
1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

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Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914
1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

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1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

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1900s 1910s 1920s - 1930s - 1940s 1950s 1960s
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

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19th century - 20th century
1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1897 1898 1899 - 1900 - 1901 1902 1903

Year 1900 (MCM
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1898 1899 1900 - 1901 - 1902 1903 1904

Year 1901 (MCMI
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1899 1900 1901 - 1902 - 1903 1904 1905

Year 1902 (MCMII
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1900 1901 1902 - 1903 - 1904 1905 1906

Year 1903 (MCMIII
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1901 1902 1903 - 1904 - 1905 1906 1907

Year 1904 (MCMIV
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1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1902 1903 1904 - 1905 - 1906 1907 1908

Year 1905 (MCMV
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1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1903 1904 1905 - 1906 - 1907 1908 1909

Year 1906 (MCMVI
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1904 1905 1906 - 1907 - 1908 1909 1910

Year 1907 (MCMVII
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1905 1906 1907 - 1908 - 1909 1910 1911

Year 1908 (MCMVIII
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1906 1907 1908 - 1909 - 1910 1911 1912

Year 1909 (MCMIX
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Lawrence Hargrave (29 January 1850 – 6 July 1915) was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.

Early life

Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave (later attorney-general of New South Wales) and
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aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly through the air (or through any other atmosphere). All the human activity which surrounds aircraft is called aviation. (Most rocket vehicles are not aircraft because they are not supported by the surrounding air).
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automobile (from Greek auto, self and Latin mobile moving, a vehicle that moves itself rather than being moved by another vehicle or animal) or motor car (usually shortened to just car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor.
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Edison cylinder phonograph ca. 1899]] The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s.

Terminology

Usage of these terms is not uniform across the English-speaking world (see below).
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Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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The Photostat machine, or Photostat, was an early projection photocopier created in the 1900s by both the Rectigraph Company and the Photostat Corporation (an Eastman Kodak affiliate).
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